- When you're dictating using Dragon NaturallySpeaking,…there are a couple of controls…that are happening in the background, speed and accuracy.…If you find that Dragon is lagging behind,…you can increase the speed, but when you do that,…you may be giving up a little bit in accuracy.…If you're having trouble with accuracy,…you can slow Dragon down.…Just keep in mind that when Dragon NaturallySpeaking…is running, it is a program that is running…along other programs that may be open on your system…and fighting for resources, and that can slow Dragon down…and it can affect accuracy.…

But there is an option for adjusting the speed…versus accuracy ratio, and here's how we do it.…We go up to the Dragon toolbar here,…click Tools and Options, and from here click…the Miscellaneous tab.…You'll notice there is a Speed versus Accuracy slider.…So if you're more concerned with accuracy…and the speed seems to be fine, you can move…more towards the right here.…If you're finding that Dragon is a little bit slow,…you can help speed it up by moving over to the left,…

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2/25/2015

This course shows viewers how to use the leading dictation software for everything from dictating text to controlling your PC. Author David Rivers explains how to set up Dragon, train it to recognize your voice, and use it for dictating text. The course also highlights cool capabilities such as correcting errors on the fly and leveraging common dictation shortcuts, and techniques to improve Dragon's accuracy.

Viewers also learn how to control the Windows desktop, open and close apps, and work with popular software like Word, Outlook, Excel, and web browsers.